Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Digital Collection
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle’s first World’s Fair, the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, made Seattle a Pacific Rim gateway. View materials from SPL and the Museum of History and Industry in this collection.
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United States government at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Seattle, June 1st to October 16th, 1909
Pamphlet describing the U.S. Government Building at the A.Y.P.E. including statistics related to its cost and construction as well as interesting facts about the exhibits including "one or more dirigible balloons will be part of the War Department's exhibit." 1 sheet at 15 x 16 cm, folded to 15 x 8 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2526751
Date: 1909
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Invitation from the New York State Committee to a reception in honor of Governor Charles E. Hughes of New York, August 2, 1909
Printed invitation card for New York Governor Charles E. Hughes at the Alaska-Yukon Exposition's New York Building. Card to be presented for admission to the reception to be held from 3:00 until 5:00.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.47.4a
Date: 1909-08-02
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Invitation and admission card from the President and Officers of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition to a luncheon at New York State Building on opening day, June 1, 1909
Printed invitation card and admission card (to be presented at the door) to the luncheon to be held at 1:00. Inscribed to "Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Rubin." Printed on the admission card is the name of the chairman, Josiah Collins.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.47.3
Date: 1909-06-01
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Section francaise de beaux-arts [catalogue officiel], 1909
A catalogue organized alphabetically by last name of artist detailing paintings on display in the French section of the Fine Arts Building. Details include brief biographical notes about the artists as well as titles of paintings (and English translations of titles). Note on verso of title page, "All information concerning the sale of the pictures included in the Official Catalogue are to be obtained from Monsieur Surtel, special Delegate for the Section of the French Fine-Arts." Catalogue is in French. 30 pages, 19 cm, illustration on cover.
Identifier: spl_ayp_324353
Date: 1909
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Invitation from the Hawaii Commission of the Department of the Interior to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition to an event at the Washington State Building, August 26, 1909
Printed invitation card to the event to be held at 8:30. Dancing is noted as part of the event.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.46.14
Date: 1909-08-26
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General history, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, fully illustrated: meet me in Seattle 1909
Complimentary book of photographs and essays including biographies of A.Y.P.E. officials, an essay on exposition's plan and scope, and descriptions of buildings and exhibits. Photographs include views of downtown Seattle streets and buildings, official photographs of A.Y.P.E. grounds and buildings under construction, scenic shots of Seattle and other Western Washington locations. Includes a section about the City of Seattle and its facilities, resources, and opportunities. Approximately 115 pages, 17 x 25 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.15
Date: 1908?
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"Alaska Tells Its Own Story," The Coast, July 1909
An article describing the Alaskan building. The author notes that the building portrays "a vivid and accurate idea of what Alaska is today and suggest[s] the possibilities of the near future" (p. 20). Includes a discussion of the resources and exports on display and offers praise for the work of exhibit Commissioner John C. McBride. Coast 18.1 (July 1909): 20-22, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_jul1909_20
Date: 1909-07
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"Why an Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition?," The World To-Day, June 1908
An article describing the purpose and scope of the A.Y.P.E. The author expresses favorable views on the fair and notes that based on the amount of exposition stock purchased by Seattle citizens, the rest of the city is in favor of the fair as well. World To-day 14.6 (June 1908): 640-45, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2398447_jun1908
Date: 1908-06
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"Hawaiian Building at the A.-Y.-P.," The Coast August 1909
A brief article describing the Hawaiian Building including its features, exhibits, furnishings, etc. Particular attention is paid to the exports on display such as pineapple, coconut, hardwoods and sisal (a fiber made from plants). In the author’s view, the exhibit is highly educational. Coast 18.2 (August 1909): 92-94, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_aug1909
Date: 1909
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From A.Y.P. to Century 21: an address, June 1, 1959
Address given by Frank Drake Davison for the Seattle Historical Society Luncheon at the Olympic Hotel on 1 June 1959, honoring the 50th anniversary of the A.Y.P.E. Discusses the cultural factors at play that made both time and place ripe for an exposition such as the A.Y.P.E. 9 pages, 28 cm.
Identifier: spl_ayp_206386
Date: 1959-06-01
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